Chris Turner | |
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Catcher | |
Born: Bowling Green, Kentucky | March 23, 1969|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
August 27, 1993, for the California Angels | |
Last MLB appearance | |
October 1, 2000, for the New York Yankees | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .237 |
Home runs | 4 |
Runs batted in | 36 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Christopher Wan Turner (born March 23,1969) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) player who played for the California Angels,Kansas City Royals,Cleveland Indians,and New York Yankees between 1993 and 2000,and was a member of the Yankees' 2000 World Series championship team. He was primarily used as a backup catcher,but also played some first base,right field,left field,and saw time as a designated hitter.
A native of Bowling Green,Kentucky,Turner attended Western Kentucky University. In 1989 and 1990,he played collegiate summer baseball in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox. [1]
Drafted by the California Angels in the 7th round of the 1991 MLB amateur draft,Turner would make his Major League Baseball debut with them on August 27,1993. He played in 25 games that year as a backup catcher and hit .280 with one home run and 13 runs batted in,his best season. In 1994,he played in a career-high 58 games and hit .242 with one home run and 12 runs batted in before the strike cancelled the remainder of the season in August. In 1995 he played in just five games,going 1-for-10 with an RBI. [2] The next season,he played in four games,going 1 for 5 with an RBI and a walk. In 1997,he played in 13 games,going 6-for-23 with a homer and two runs batted in. On October 10,1997,he was granted free agency. [2] He signed with the Twins on December 5,1997,but was released on April 20,1998.
Turner signed with the Royals on April 20,1998,only hours after being released by the Twins. He played in four games for the Royals and went 0-for-9 with four strikeouts. [2] He was granted free agency on October 15.
Turner signed with the Indians on January 5,1999. He played in just 12 games,going 4-for-21 with three runs,a steal,and a walk while recording eight strikeouts. On October 4,he was granted free agency.
Turner signed with the Yankees on December 17,1999,and was viewed as a temporary successor to Joe Girardi,who left as a free agent. He played in 37 games,his highest total since 1994 and the second highest of his career. [2] Turner appeared in his final game on October 1,2000,with the New York Yankees and received a World Series ring when the Yankees defeated the Mets in the Subway Series.
Turner was granted free agency on November 21,2000. On January 4,2001,he signed with the Philadelphia Phillies but was released before the start of the season and subsequently retired.
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